Movies

This John Lennon biopic has been hailed an ‘incredible’ and it is available to watch on Disney+. Nowhere Boy is a 2009 directorial debut from Sam Taylor-Johnson with a stand out performance from her now husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The film is a fictionalised account of Lennon’s life depicting his earlier …

In September 1966, John Wayne was set to shoot a Western heist movie, but he needed the right co-star to play his character’s former enemy, Lomax. Burt Lancaster turned down The War Wagon part as he didn’t want to work with Duke, while Rod Taylor was intended for the role …

A fresh comedy featuring The Last of Us star Kaitlyn Dever has just dropped on BBC iPlayer, leaving audiences in fits of laughter. Dever swaps her gritty portrayal of Abby Anderson for the role of Amy, a bubbly high schooler, in the hit 2019 flick Booksmart. As graduation looms, Amy …

An epic film hailed by a fan as “one of the best military/war movies I’ve ever seen” was removed from Netflix for UK viewers last year – but thankfully, you can still watch it elsewhere. American Sniper, which hit British screens in late 2015, tells the real-life story of a …

The creator of Succession, Jesse Armstrong, is set to release his latest project, an HBO original film titled Mountainhead. Armstrong, who brought us the hit drama series that spanned four seasons, is ready to introduce his newest title since the show concluded in 2023. Unlike his previous film credits such …

The Salt Path, a cinematic portrayal of Raynor Winn’s remarkable journey along the South West Coast Path, hits theatres this week. Raynor and her husband Moth, who was diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration (CBD), found themselves without a home following a disastrous business deal with a friend. Seeking a fresh start, …

A leading film industry analyst has shared the timeline and scale of rising social and political themes in cinema, revealing a significant increase in what many now refer to as “woke” content in mainstream films. Stephen Follows, an industry researcher and educator, analysed over 51,000 films dating from 1940 to …

Seven Lost is a 2021 independent war film that follows a group of Latino American soldiers who get stranded behind enemy lines in the Italian wilderness during World War II. The film follows their fight for survival and takes a closer look at their efforts to return to safety. Written, …

Main Middle Man shared on X: “Feige wanted a more grounded X-Men story with a plot that really focused on social issues and disagreements about what it means to be a mutant. He wanted a powerful dramatic movie that really showed what the X-Men were all about, with the Brotherhood …

An “underrated” war film featuring a major star from the original Star Wars trilogy is among the most “underrated” in the genre, but boasts a sky-high 90% rating. The Big Red One hit British screens in 1980 and is a gritty portrayal of a US infantry unit in World War …